Elicit + agent research path
Research-ops thesis: literature search is a separate, owner-approved evidence service—not a network hole in scored solver containers.
Artifact 17.07.26 · research ops · test stack no live secret
Expanded bullets
- AWS SAM Elicit gateway test stack: atomic search Lambdas, two-operation allowlist, DynamoDB/S3 idempotency, free fixtures.
- Production design: Secrets Manager key custody + exact x402 billing—undeployed, approval-gated; operator approval recorded 16.07.26 for planned integration only.
- Agents inspect free / x402 / BYOK modes via capabilities CLI before requesting owner approval.
- New-problem dossier gate: 50 completed Elicit reports with digest-bound ledgers; verify does not treat literature as scientific truth.
- Impact ledger separates Elicit-driven design changes from independent AWS, security, and operator choices.